Ahmed Hassoun

Ahmed Hassoun was a Mufti aligned with the Syrian Arab Republic.

Biography
Ahmed Hassoun was a Shi'ite Muslim mufti who was loyal to the government of the Syrian Arab Republic during the Syrian Civil War. As a mufti, his role was to expound sharia law, and he was an important religious leader. On 5 December 2015, General Issam Zahreddine was pictured kissing him on the forehead.